Chief Minister of Gibraltar

Head of government of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar

Chief Minister of Gibraltar
Coat of arms of HM Government of Gibraltar
Incumbent Fabian Picardo since 9 December 2011
Style	The Honourable
Residence	6 Convent Place
Appointer	Governor of Gibraltar
Term length	At the Governor's pleasure
Formation	11 August 1964; 59 years ago (1964-08-11)
First holder	Sir Joshua Hassan
Website	Office of the Chief Minister

Politics of Gibraltar


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The chief minister of Gibraltar is the head of His Majesty's Government of Gibraltar who is elected by the Gibraltar Parliament, and formally appointed by the governor of Gibraltar, representative of the British monarch. The incumbent chief minister is Fabian Picardo, since 9 December 2011, leader of the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party.

List of chief ministers of Gibraltar

No.	Chief Minister Office (Lifespan)	Term of office & mandate Duration in years and days			Party
1	Sir Joshua Hassan (1915–1997)	11 August 1964	6 August 1969	1964	AA Civil Rights
1	Sir Joshua Hassan (1915–1997)	4 years, 360 days			AA Civil Rights
2	Sir Robert Peliza (1920–2011)	6 August 1969	25 June 1972	1969	Integration with Britain
2	Sir Robert Peliza (1920–2011)	2 years, 324 days			Integration with Britain
3 (1)	Sir Joshua Hassan (1915–1997)	25 June 1972	8 December 1987	1972	AA Civil Rights
				1976
				1980
				1984
		15 years, 166 days
4	Adolfo Canepa (born 1940)	8 December 1987	25 March 1988	—	AA Civil Rights
4	Adolfo Canepa (born 1940)	108 days			AA Civil Rights
5	Sir Joe Bossano (born 1939)	25 March 1988	17 May 1996	1988 1992	Socialist Labour
5	Sir Joe Bossano (born 1939)	8 years, 53 days			Socialist Labour
6	Sir Peter Caruana (born 1956)	17 May 1996	9 December 2011	1996 2000 2003 2007	Social Democrats
6	Sir Peter Caruana (born 1956)	15 years, 206 days			Social Democrats
7	Fabian Picardo (born 1972)	9 December 2011	Incumbent	2011 2015 2019 2023	Socialist Labour
7	Fabian Picardo (born 1972)	12 years, 116 days			Socialist Labour

Natural	Bay of Gibraltar Catalan Bay Eastern Beach Gorham's Cave Rock of Gibraltar St. Michael's Cave Sandy Bay Strait of Gibraltar Vanguard Cave Windmill Hill
Built	Bristol Hotel City Hall The Convent Garrison Library King George V Hospital Moorish Castle The Rock Hotel St. Bernard's Hospital

General	Constitution Order 1969 2006 Law court system LGBT rights Passport Political development in modern Gibraltar
People	Chief Minister Governor Mayor
Politics	Black Swan Project controversy Disputed status isthmus Elections 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Parliament Speaker Political parties Sovereignty referendums 1967 2002 EU referendum European Union (Referendum) Act 2016 (Gibraltar)
Military	British Forces Gibraltar Gibraltar Defence Police Gibraltar Squadron Napier of Magdala Battery RAF Gibraltar Royal Gibraltar Police Royal Gibraltar Regiment

General	Banks Gibraltar pound coins Stock Exchange Taxation Tourism
Communications	.gi (Internet domain) Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation Gibraltar Chronicle Gibtelecom Panorama Regulatory Authority Royal Gibraltar Post Office postage stamps and history postal orders Study Circle Telephone numbers
Transport	Airport Cable car Gibraltar–Spain border Shipping in Gibraltar Vehicle registration plates

General

Christianity	Anglicanism Diocese in Europe Bishop diocesan Bishop suffragan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity St. Andrew's Church (Church of Scotland) Methodism Roman Catholicism Diocese Bishop Cathedral of St. Mary the Crowned Our Lady of Europe Shrine of Our Lady of Europe Trafalgar Cemetery
Other faiths	Hinduism Islam Ibrahim-al-Ibrahim Mosque Judaism Great Synagogue

By sport	Basketball Cricket national team Cycling Field hockey national team Football Football Association national team Rugby union national team Campo Gibraltar RUFC
Commonwealth Games Island Games Records in athletics Victoria Stadium

Symbols

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	Legislative Council (1964)	Sir Joshua Hassan
	House of Assembly (1969)	Sir Robert Peliza Sir Joshua Hassan Adolfo Canepa Joe Bossano Peter Caruana
	Parliament (2007)	Peter Caruana Fabian Picardo

Territory

Head of Government

Governing party or coalition

Government of Anguilla
Government of Bermuda
Government of the British Virgin Islands
Government of the Cayman Islands
Policy and Resources Committee of Guernsey
Government of Gibraltar
Government of the Isle of Man
Government of Jersey
Government of Montserrat
Government of the Pitcairn Islands
Government of St Helena
Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Ellis Webster (Anguilla Progressive Movement)
Edward David Burt (Progressive Labour Party)
Natalio Wheatley (Virgin Islands Party)
Julianna O'Connor-Connolly (United People's Movement)
Lyndon Trott (Future Guernsey)
Fabian Picardo (Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party)
Alfred Cannan (Independent)
Lyndon Farnham (Independent)
Easton Taylor-Farrell (Movement for Change and Prosperity)
Simon Young (Independent)
Julie Thomas (Independent)
Washington Misick (Progressive National Party)

Anguilla Progressive Movement
Progressive Labour Party
Virgin Islands Party
United People's Movement
Non-partisan
GSLP–Liberal Alliance (GSLP and Libs)
Non-partisan
Jersey Alliance
MCAP
Non-partisan
Non-partisan
Progressive National Party

Sovereign state	Devolved nations	Crown Dependencies	British Overseas Territories
United Kingdom: Sunak	Northern Ireland: O'Neill and Little-Pengelly Scotland: Yousaf Wales: Gething	Guernsey: Trott Isle of Man: Cannan Jersey: Moore	Anguilla: Webster Bermuda: Burt British Virgin Islands: Wheatley	Cayman Islands: O'Connor-Connolly Gibraltar: Picardo Montserrat: Taylor-Farrell	Pitcairn Islands: Young Saint Helena: Thomas Turks and Caicos Islands: Misick